Under this project, farmers of the Punjab province shall be given mobile phones with pre-installed apps to enhance their capacity. These apps include Crop Calendar, Agronomic Calculator, and Smart Weather Alerts, e-mandi, Agri TV etc; and will assist them in adopting the best practices in farming. Each farmer will also be given a mobile wallet to be used by government for digital disbursement of interest free loans. Agriculture Department of Punjab is collaborating with PITB, Telenor and Karandaaz to disburse the interest free loans digitally to the farmers which will not only provide transparency in the process but also offer convenience to the farmers.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2017